This morning I started reading from One Small Step Can Change Your Life by Robert Maurer. I was amazed at how many ideas remind me of Joyful Life Living.

One of those is see what we are grateful for. I’ve struggled with grey days on and off in my life and when I recognize what I’m grateful for in the moment or day it helps me see more colors and there more vibrant.

Here is a quote from the book “WE have to learn to live happily in the present moment, to touch the peace and joy that are available now.” by Thich Nhat Hanh

When I look at some of my experiences and others, I notice that we sometimes impatiently want the current time or events to pass so another time or event in our life will happen. I understand why we look forward to a time and events in the future plus I don’t want to miss the amazing events in the now.

Let’s give some time to breathe in and see the present remarkable moments in our lives and look forward to others in the future.

When I’m dwelling on negative thoughts it can bring me down. I’ve struggled with this but I found by checking in with my inner voice to see if it is staying in the positive more brings more joy. This doesn’t mean I don’t have sad, mad or other thoughts; I just want to live with more positives than negatives because I feel happier.

Let’s find some positives and bring more joy in our lives because we are worth it!

Today I spent the day with my Honey and we had an enjoyable Christmas time together. There was us time and visiting other family members too. I’m grateful to have him in my life and my other people too.

Building a tribe of people (my people that really get me) are like minded, supportive and we cheer each other on as we pursue our dreams and goals sounds marvelous to me and I hope I continue to do this.

Small, medium or large think about what you’d like in a tribe and be open to the possibilities of growing it.

Today I saw something about meditation come up more than once. I know it’s good for me but I have resistance to doing it.

Earlier this year I learned I can do it although I do it rarely. Seeing it come up today made me think about how I could add in something in that direction. Adding a short breathing exercise daily would be good for me and I just found some video meditations I’m going to watch. I have some options and it feels great!

Adding one simple thing in our lives can improve it and be good for us. It can feel empowering and inspiring.Let's add something positive to our lives; it can even be something very small.

I’m keen on dialing down the caged tiger feeling by getting out into the community a bit more today. I hope it will offset the closed in feeling and let me see more of the beauty of the falling snow and nature in ice from my living room window.

Let’s remember to… embrace the adventures and appreciate the peaceful times

It’s been very cold where I live with freezing rain and a silver thaw. It’s beautiful to look at although I feel cooped up. Normally in the winter I love when the sun comes out and there is a break from the rain but today hopefully soon the ice and cooped up feeling will be gone and I’m glad it’s above freezing.

Have you ever struggled with balancing sleep and life? I’ve noticed for a while that I’m staying up later and sleeping in more and I don’t feel as productive.

Sleep is very important and I know I do better in winter months when I’m on a schedule of in bed close to 10 p.m. and up around 7 a.m. I’m slowly moving my bedtime closer to 10 p.m. and I’m getting up closer to 7 a.m. It feels good to be working towards my winter bedtime and I look forward to more productivity the closer I get.

I’ve been enjoying having more time in the morning to get some more stretching, yoga and extra business time in.

Let’s be more mindful about getting to bed at a time that works best for our bodies because we’re worth it!

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Hello I am Katrina Davis from KD’s Adventure and I enjoy sharing my techniques, practices and tips that have helped me along the way. I am a Transformational Guide, Certified Tapping Practitioner, author and blogger. I've always wanted to make a difference in people's lives and writing & guiding are some of the ways I do this. Check out my Facebook group Joyful Life Living